Miniature head guard



June 16, 1942.

M. E. GOLDSTEIN 2,286,535

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MINIATURE HEAD GUARD Filed Aug. 12, 1940 2 Sheets -Sheet 2 mvemor: Mar/"15f. Go/a'szein H [4 5y White/Mad V ay/ Per fittorneys Patented June 16, 1942 azasss 4 Claims.

This invention relates to miniature head guards to be worn as a souvenir or badge and to the method of making the same and means for attaching the same to the person.

An object of the invention is to provide, as a new article of manufacture, a novelty in the form of a headguard of the type used in sports, such as football, but in miniature so that it may be worn by the person as a badge, emblem or souvenir.

A further object is to provide a new method or process of manufacture of such a headguard in a simple manner and so economically as to make possible the production and sale of the same for common use as such a badge, emblem method of manufacture as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the completed headguard.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the blank from which the skull piece is made.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the formed skull piece.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the formed sku piece. l'

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. '7 is a plan of the blank from which the band-earpiece section is made.

Fig. 8 is a plan of the band-earpiece formed ready for attachment to the skull piece.

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the headguard with attaching means.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the attaching means with a sectional fragment of the skull piece showing manner of securing the attaching means to the skull piece.

Fig. 11 is a plan of a blank for the button of the attaching means.

Fig. 12 is a view of the button formed ready for assembly. v

Fig. 13 is a fragment of the attaching means showing assembly of the button and strap.

Fig. 14 is a view like Fig. 13 but illustrating a modification comprising an attaching pin secured to the button.

Fig. 15 is a view like Fig. 14 but illustrating ribbons carried by the strap and button.

The novelty, which is the ultimate product and embodiment of this invention comprises, in miniature, an imitation of a football headguard consisting of three pieces, namely, a skull piece I, a band-earpiece 2 and a chin strap 3, also an attaching strap t and button 5.

The simplicity and economy of construction of this novelty lies primarily in the formation of the band-earpiece as illustrated at Figs. 7 and 8.

It is assumed that this novelty is constructed of leather which is most appropriate for a football novelty, the economy or the use of leather residing in the fact that because of the small size of the parts entering into this article small scraps of leather, not adaptable for general uses, can be employed. Any other suitable material can, however, be used.

The description of the process or method will be in terms of leather working.

The skull piece I is formed of a disk, illustrated at Fig. 3, which is pressed into a cup shape as illustrated at Figs. 4, 5 and 6, in manner and by means well known to and in common use by leather workers. 7

The skullpiece is preferably ornamented with burned lines 6 and imitation ventilation holes 1.

The band-earpiece 2 is formed from a blank illustrated at Fig. '7, the body of which blank has a conformation, as illustrated, adapted to encircle the lower portion of the skull-piece in the manner illustrated at Figs. 1, 2 and 9. At the upper central portion the blank is preferably peaked as at 8, for ornamentation.

Depending from the body of the band are two ears or flaps 9 to form the ear pieces of the completed guard and between the flaps 9 is a flap H] depending from the body and adapted to be folded backwardly and upwardly behind the body portion, as illustrated in broken line at Fig. 8 and to project upwardly inside the skull piece and engage the edge of the skull piece between the band and the flap Ill as clearly illustrated at Fig. 2.

The ends of the band are skived on respectively opposite sides as indicated at H to provide compact overlapping of the ends when assembled, as illustrated at Fig. 2.

The band-earpiece is preferably ornamented by suitable burned lines and the ear flaps 9 are pressed out and imitation ventilation holes I4 are punched, all as clearly illustrated at Fig. 8.

The lower parts of flaps 9 are also punched as at Hi to accommodate the chin strap 3 which may be of any suitable material and structure, preferably thin, narrow leather strip doubled upon itself and suitably clipped together as at I6.

In assembling the skull piece i and the bandearpiece 2 the flap I is first inserted in skull piece I and riveted thereto as at H. The band is then folded upwardly against the outside of the skull piece I, covering the rivet H as clearly illustrated at Fig. 2. around the lower portion of the skull piece and the skived ends H of the band overlapped and the overlapped ends secured to skull piece I by a rivet EB, all as clearly illustrated at Fig. 2, the assembly is then damped and molded to bring the upper edges of the band in close contact with the skull piece as illustrated at Fig. 2, the result being the complete miniature headguard illustrated at Fig. 1.

Means for suspending the headguard from the clothing are provided comprising an attaching button formed from a blank illustrated at Fig. 11 of outline resembling a football, preferably ornamented with burned lines l9, to increase The band is then bent.

the resemblance, and also lines 20 for the same purpose. The button is provided with two eyes 2| through which strip 4 is threaded forming a loop 22 on the face of the button. The strip 4 is made of any suitable length and the ends are passed through an eye 24 in the top of the I skull piece and knotted therebeneath as at. 25, whereby the headguard is suspended from the button 5.

The complete article may be attached to the clothing of the wearer by inserting button 5 ribbons 26 as illustrated at Fig. 15. The ribbons can be readily changed so that the article can carry the ribbon colors appropriate to the school or team affiliations or sympathies of the wearer. The button 5 may, if desired, be provided with a pin 21, on its underside whereby the.

article may be readily attached to any portion of the clothing.

By the use of leather or some similarly relatively rigid material the skull piece and the band are held firmly in proper interrelative relationship without sewing and simply by use of the two rivets I! and I8, combined with the securing of the band in position by its connection with the riveted flap H] and its overlapping engagement with the skullpiece.

The article is thus given great rigidity and is made most durable and substantial while material and labor of construction and assembly are kept exceedingly low.

While I have illustrated and described many details of construction it will be understood that many equivalent detail structures will be apparent to those skilled in the art as usable equivalents, all according to the spirit of the invention and this specification and the drawings and within the scope of the appended claims and I am not to be confined to such details as are illustrated and described.

I claim:

1. A new article of manufacture of the character described comprising in combination a cup and a band surrounding the rim portion of the cup and having its ends riveted to the cup and further secured to the cup by a flap carried by the band and folded within and riveted to the cup.

2. A new article of manufacture of the character described comprising in combination a cup and a band surrounding the rim portion of the cup and having its ends riveted to the cup and having three depending flaps, the central flap being folded within and riveted to thecup.

3. A new article of manufacture of the character described comprising in combination a cup and a band surrounding the rim portion of the cup and having its ends skived and overlapped and riveted to the cup and further secured to the cup by a flap carried by the band and folded within and riveted to the cup.

4. A new article of manufacture of the character. described comprising in combination a cup and a band surrounding the rim portion of the cup and having its ends skived and overlapped and riveted to the cup and having three depending flaps, the central flap being folded within and riveted to the cup.

MORRIS E. GOLDS'IEIN. 

